The Louvre's "Da Vinci Works Exhibition" has a record number of visitors

The Louvre's Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition Breaks Historical Records

Xinhua News Agency, Paris, February 25th (Reporter Tang Yongxu Chunchun) The Louvre Museum in Paris, France announced on the 25th that the 4-month "Da Vinci Works Exhibition" ended on the 24th, attracting nearly 1.1 million visitors, breaking A historical record of the number of visitors to the Louvre theme exhibition.

On October 24 last year, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Da Vinci, a large retrospective exhibition of Da Vinci's painting career opened in the Louvre. The Louvre spent 10 years preparing the exhibition, bringing together 162 works related to Da Vinci scattered around the world. To protect these works, the Louvre Museum limits the number of visitors and requires visitors to make online reservations in advance. "Da Vinci's Works Exhibition" became a hot spot in French culture, with a scene that was hard to find.

According to statistics from the Louvre Museum, despite strict restrictions, the Da Vinci Works Exhibition has nearly 9,800 daily visitors. The total number of visitors in 4 months is nearly 1.1 million, breaking the 2018 Delacroix Works Exhibition. A record of 540,000 people.

The reporter saw oil paintings, sketches, manuscripts, sculptures and other art works related to Da Vinci in the Louvre exhibition hall. These works show how Da Vinci used painting as a "tool" for artistic practice and scientific exploration. His outstanding contributions in the fields of art, architectural design, mathematics, human anatomy, astronomy, and meteorology.

According to the Louvre curator Delieuvan, although the physical exhibition is over, the Louvre will launch a multimedia program "When Oil Painting Meets Da Vinci" on its website, which includes exhibitions, lectures and other activities . At the same time, the Louvre will cooperate with the film company to launch the film "Night of the Louvre: Leonardo Da Vinci", which will be screened globally, allowing more audiences to experience the charm of Da Vinci's works in the theater. .

Da Vinci is a representative of humanism in the Renaissance and one of the most famous artists in history. Born in Florence, Italy, in 1452, he died on May 2, 1519 in the city of Amboise in the Loire Valley in central France.